Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-06-22
LOCAL NEWS.

District court is still grinding.
Read Cunningnam's money ad. 81
Boardman F. Smith is very sick at
Coldwater.
The thermometer indicated l0l in the
shade Monday.
w. NJ. Wheeler was down from abb
line this week.
Furniture repairing a speciality, at
RIgg 81 Johnson's.
Conductor Phillips and family are
visiting in the east.
Those reed and rattan rockers at RigR
Il Johnson's, are cheap.
The Jury in the Steele Beers case
brought in n verdict Of guilty.
OKiowa is building exactly one new
house. And yet 1t claims TO be boom
ing.
FoR RENT-1wO business rooms, OPP
posite the court house. ID. A. Mccain
less.
DIR. McElrath, father OF DIR. G. F.
McElrath, OF Kiowa, was here this
week.
There Is one new house being built
IN Kiowa. The town is on terrific
boom.
A two-ton refrigerator keeps all fresh
meat in good order at the Central meat
market.
Alex. Mckinney is home again from
Colorado. lie expects 20. return west
in few days.
Ready-mixed paints, Of any color de-
SIRED; the best in the market, at South
worth's drug store. a.
Hats for young men, old men and
boys, soft, still or straw at Standiford,
Youmans II Eldred's. 90
Mrs. q. G. Ewart and her sister in
law, Miss Ewart, were ut Winfield last
week and returned home Saturday.
We have heard two or three persons
remark that Barber county juries are
beginning TO understand their business.
Rev. Sandcrson, Robt. Gibson and
wife and Mrs. ID. j. Aber, returned
from the Winfield assembly last Satur-
dag.
Geoige Corner, OF the s. X. railroad
expects To be married TO a young lady
of the eastern part Of this state on the
ID Of July.
X. NJ. Sparks returned, Sunday, from
Kansas City, where he had gone with a
lot of cattle and hogs. lie was satisfied
with the market.
IF. Pearson & Co.. last week sold
the A. G. Bender property, on south
Walnut street. in this city, to Ramsey
Il Sheldon, for 81 200.
Lee Bradley says he was never order
ed To lock up John Jester. He knew
the fellow very well, and had no idea
he would attempt to escape.
Miss Ada Lawrence's school, about
three miles south of town, will close on
Friday, and the children aud their pa
rents will have picnic in a grove near
the school.
Ed. Ayers who lives one mile west of
the Kelley school house, near Canema,
Is proud of the advent of twin boys at
his house, on the 18th inst. DIR. Davis
was in attendance.
+. Z. McAlister and 1. Bar Johnston
arrived here last Friday from their
trip TO Mexico. They brought along
$50 head of horses which they will
take TO Lakin, Kans., and sell.
= Jack Thorn, of Kiowa, was arraign-
ed before Justice McCanless, last We'd
nesday, to answer the charge of selling
liquor contrary to law. The case was
continued until tomorrow, the sd.
w. T. Williams and family, Of Sha-
ron, were here Sunday and Monday Wis
iting Mr.. aud Mrs. Thurman, prior to
their departure for Kansas City, where
Mr.. Williams will engage in the real
estate business.
Every one should read the Wild utter
Rnces OF Dynamite Dave Leahy, of the
Caldwell-Kiova Herald, republished in
the INDEX to-day. lie is long-haired
individual who never even saw Medi-
cine Lodge, and consequently don't
know what he is talking about.
A firm that handles only FIRST class
aud strictly pure goods. II the Oldest
and most reliable in the county, Stan.
diford, Youmans & Eldred. This firm
IL dailv in receipt of an invoice, and
yet II keeps one man busy ordering
They do not sell at cost, but do moi
want exborbitant profits. Their bust
ness Is conducted on the ''live and LEI
live" principle. 8
T. Z. Purdy has been appointed rail-
road agent at Harper, vice Redfield,
removed. During the year that Mr..
Purdy has held the position Of agent
at this place he has made many friends
who will regret his departure, while re-
joicing at his promotion. III. II. Case
well and favorablv known here has
been appointed agent at this place. He
was chief clerk In the once for several
months after It was opened.